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It was a one-paragraph obituary near the bottom of the page. H.T. "Telford" Denard had passed away. Cremation had already taken place, and no formal services would be held "as per his wishes."
This was so Telf, as we called him. A quiet, self-effacing man, he'd gone and died on us; been cremated; not even given us a chance to celebrate his life. It had been a long one. He'd made it to 94, quite an innings.
If you work in the pulp and paper industry, chances are you've come across the term circular economy , which has been creating a lot of hype as of late. As a matter of fact...
The forest industry in Sweden has been running at high operating rates for over a year, resulting in increased importation of wood raw-material and higher domestic prices...
Patents are supposed to spread knowledge by making those filing for a patent describe the innovation in detail. But patent lawyers are masters of obfuscation, and try to ...
The pellet feedstock price indices for North America, launched by WRI in 2013, have trended upward in Canada during most of 2017 and early 2018 but declined in the US dur...
A large-scale pilot plant at Resolute’s Thunder Bay mill will further develop FPInnovations’ patented process to produce “2G” sugars and hydrolysis lignin (H-lignin) usin...
Pulp prices reached record highs in early 2018 following a 16-month period of increasing prices. Wood fiber costs, the largest cost component when manufacturing pulp, hav...
If you've had any exposure to Lean Manufacturing, you'll be familiar with the term Poka Yoke, invented by lean guru Shigeo Shingo in the 1960s. It means mistake-proofing....
Lumber markets – North America
After softwood lumber consumption in the US reached a ten-year high in 2017, demand fell in early 2018. Despite the reduced first quarter co...
